Apology

First I apologise for going into hibernation without informing.

VARNASI BLASTS-MUTED RESPONSE

We have become used to everything in life. Nothing shakes us. Our tolerance should get a Noble prize. The death of numerous ordinary citizens at Varnasi has been accepted without much fuss. I am not talking of political mileage but the intellectual debate and action required. The print media has also not come forth with editorials demanding tougher stance from the government.
We are projecting a very soft government and our inability to punish the culprits gives courage to the miscreants. Let us look at the recent terrorist attacks. In August 2003, two bomb blasts in Bombay killed more than 50 people. In September 2004, around 30 people died in a gun attack on a temple in Gujarat. And last October, more than 60 were killed in a series of bomb blasts in Delhi. In Hyderabad last October, a suicide bomber blew himself up 200 yards from the Andhra Pradesh state Chief Minister's office, killing only himself. And in Bangalore in December, a man ran into a conference at the Indian Institute of Technology and hurled several grenades which failed to explode, before firing a AK-47, killing a professor.
Our apathy is completely opposite to what the Americans have done. I do not agree with the Bush governments antics but he has been able to curb acts of terrorism at least on American soil.
It is high time we took a tough stance and send a strong message to every one concerned. Our pseudo secular leaders are making this country impotent.
To begin with we need to weed out the corrupt officials within the government. It is hard to imagine that these criminals can exist without the support of the government machinery in one form or the other.

Freedom of Speech

Inspite of all the bad things which one can find in this country, it is a great a place to live. We are fortunate to be here , the land of possibilities. Of course, it is also our responsibility to make this country a much better place to live and work. Today we are fortunate that we can dream big , we are allowed the freedom to dream. The difficulty is in realising the dreams. There are so many bottlenecks that we soon forget our dreams and aspirations and live a mechanistic life.
But we should atleast thank the good thinks we have. This thoughts came in response to the censorship in China. The chinese government has curbed free press and has also jailed some of its journalists.The shameful fact is that the leading international new-age industries are also complying with the Chinese government, like Google, Yahoo etc. It is scary to think of losing one's freedom, to even think and dream.
Without an unbiased press it is difficult to think rationally.

Remembering Manjunath

The recent news takes up our grey matter. To put things into perspective , I remind myself of the brutal murder of IIM graduate Manjunath, who was killed in Uttar Pradesh by a Petrol Bunk owner. We have no clue regarding where the case is headed. With defunct police machinery and over burdened judiciary, we all can be sure that the law will not punish the culprits in this life time.
It is important for us to collectively raise our voice against this matter because the evidence is fresh and it involved punishing a person for being honest. The youth of India will be guided in the right direction, if cases of this nature come to their logical end at the earliest. Otherwise the cynicism and brain drain will continue. Not only that the so called honest aspirants of public service(IAS, IPS, etc) will surrender their morals for fear of death.
Let us try to seek justice for Manjunath.